Download Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
• Definition:
A computer attack that hijacks many other Internet computers
and instructs them to inundate a target site with packets or
requests for data.
• Use of multiple, sometimes compromised
systems, to launch attacks
• Type of distributed attacks include:
– Denial-of-service (Trinoo, tribal flood network, …)
– Password cracking (saltine cracker, Slurpie)
– Information gathering (none available yet)
Distributed DoS
1. Go Command Sent
To Handler
Attacker
Handler
2. Echoes Command
Back
3. Sends Command
To Agents
Agent 1
Agent 2
Agent 3
Agent 4
Agent 5
Agent 6
Agent 7
4. Sends Flood
To Target(s)
Target
Also called Slaves or
Zombies
DDoS Protective Measures
• Keep your systems and applications updated
– Automated tools can be used to update systems enterprise
wide
• Use only trusted tools
• Untrusted tools could be used to distribute viruses, Trojan horses
and back doors
• Employ strong gateway protection (firewall, edge router rules,
etc.)
• Use intrusion detection tools to detect specific packet attacks
• Check for Trojan horse and zombie code
– Network vulnerability scans
– Host vulnerability scans
– Antivirus
DDoS Protective Measures
• Egress filtering
– Disallow packets without valid source address from leaving
your network (prevents IP spoofing)
– Block certain “broadcast” traffic (for example, ICMP echo
reply)
• Ingress filtering
– ISPs only accept traffic from authorized sources
• Have routers turn off forwarding of IP directed
broadcast packets
• Turn off echo and chargen services
Conclusion
• Proactive security prevents many attacks
– Implement security policy
• Fast, robust response is key to handling
outbreaks
– Implement incident management
• Blended threat protection requires comprehensive
security across gateways, servers, clients
• Security application and management integration
increases protection while reducing cost of ownership